Category Archives: local government

Local TREND. Ride Share Ordinance with a "Need to Operate" Standard. 5 Points from the Local Code to Get Up to Speed Fast.

City: New York City

The ride share ordinance proposal would:

  • A fee for drivers of $2000 per car
  • A fee for transportation network companies of $20,000 per year
  • Ride Share companies could operate in neighborhoods if and only if it is found that the neighborhood “a need for their service in neighborhoods where they plan to operate”
  • City regulators will presume that there is no need for ride share. Companies must prove otherwise.
  • Effectively limits drivers to 1 ride share company

New York…

Business TREND. Technology to Track Public School Buses. Parental Safety. Where. What. How.

Where:  Marietta, Georgia

The technology: An app that allows parents to track school buses

The messaging to parents: 

  • The App will “look and operate much like ride sharing apps for Uber and Lyft.”
  • The App will have privacy and security features to protect students
  • The App can ” also be used to track real-time progress on student field trips”

WSB TV 2 | Parents will soon be able to use Uber-like tech to track school buses. 

Lege TREND. Statewide RideShare Bill Allows for Local Fees. The 3 carrots for cities:

Louisiana Legislature approved statewide ride share regulations, but offers these carrots to Lousiana cities:

  •  local governments without fee arrangements could charge fees of up to 1% of each gross fare
  • grandfather in existing fee agreements between Baton Rouge, New Orleans and other cities
  • Separates airport fees from local fees

The Advocate | Bill to regulate Uber, Lyft clears House; key test in Senate

Louisiana HB749 (2018)

Regulatory TREND. Rules for Self Driving Taxis in the Golden Poppy State. 3 Key Elements.

California Public Utilities Commission adopted new rules for self-driving taxis, and the key points are:

  • The 1st pilot program will be for at least 90 days and allow:
    • “Transportation Charter-Party  (TCP) Carrier permit-holders to add test autonomous vehiclesto their passenger carrier equipment statement, where the TCP permit-holder also holds an Autonomous Vehicle Tester Program Manufacturer’s Testing Permit (AV Testing Permit) issued by the DMV, including where the service is provided free…

Lege TREND. Include Cities & Electric Distribution in EV Legislation. Anatomy of an EV Charging Station Bill.

State: Pennsylvania

The EV Bill: Pennsylvania’s HB 1446 (2018)

The EV Charging Station framework proposed by HB1446:

  • Governor must set EV charging station rollout based at 50% above 2030 estimates
  • the framework must set statewide goals
  • the framework must also establish separate regional goals
    • developed by stakeholders including agencies, municipalities & electric distribution companies

The response by an EV charging station company:

  • before HB 1446, “the Pennsylvania Public Utility…

Local TREND. Anatomy of a Driverless Taxi Rollout. Where. What. How.

City: Phoenix Area

Self Driving Taxi Proposal: 

  • Waymo is proposing an autonomous taxi service in 100 square miles in metro Phoenix
  • In preparation, Waymo testing has:
    • driven on public roads for more than 5 million miles
    • traveled five billion miles in computer simulation

Response to the autonomous driving fatality in Phoenix: Waymo CEO John Krafcik said his company’s technology could have avoided the incident

KTAR News | Waymo plans for 100-square-mile driverless taxi service in Phoenix…

Local TREND. Tickets for Inoperable Vehicles on Private Property.

The locality: West Memphis, Arkansas

The ordinance: blight ordinance banning unregistered, uncovered vehicles on private property, Ordinance 1298

The fine for property owners:  $250 and $1,000

How is inoperable vehicle defined?

  • doesn’t have a current license plate
  • has any wheels removed
  • cannot be legally operated on the streets, e.g. “lack of proper mufflers, tires, headlights, or other mechanical defects.”
  • Really anything that prevents the car from being unable to move under its own…

Connecting a State's Large Cities Roads Trains and Planes. Anatomy of the Bill in the Cherokee Rose State

Georgia is considering HB 134 (2018) that will:

  • Allows voters in 13 metro counties  to vote on a 1-cent sales tax
  • Allocates $100 million to expand transit
  • Create the Atlanta-region Transit Link with a 16 member board that will:
    • Serve the needs of hardworking Georgians
    • Respond to the demands of our employers and workforce
    • Reduce traffic congestion

13WMAZ | What does Georgia’s new transportation bill mean for you? 

Anatomy of Regulations for Ride Share for Kids.

Where is this ride share for kids progtram launching? Denver Colorado

What’s the company? HopSkipDrive

What parameters are around the ride sharing for kids?

  • HopSkipDrive is open to children aged 6 and up unattended
  • parents monitor the trips in real time

The big question: Should ride share for children be regulated differently when it comes to background checks?

KRDO | Uber for Kids Starts in Denver